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Walter Filmer 1842–1916 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Oct 1842

Birth Location: Thurnham, nr Bearsted, Maidstone, Kent, England

Death Date: 12 Mar 1916

Death Location: 33 Hartley Avenue, East Ham, Essex , England ; vol. 4a., pg. 225;;1664325,

Father: John Filmer*

Mother: Jane Higham

Spouse(s): Priscilla Harris, Louisa Carter

Children(s): Albert Filmer, John Filmer, Ada Filmer, Ann Filmer, Lizzie Filmer, John Filmer, Emily Filmer, William Filmer, Lizzie Filmer, Emily FILMER

In 1842, Walter Filmer entered the world in Thurnham, nr Bearsted, Maidstone, Kent, England, born to John Filmer And Jane Filmer Nee Higham. In 1851, Walter Filmer resided in Bearsted, Kent, England. Walter Filmer married Louisa Filmer Nee Carter, Priscilla L Harris, and had children including Ada Adelaide Skinner Nee Filmer, Albert Walter Filmer, Ann Julia Filmer, Emily Constance Filmer, Emily Filmer, John Alfred Filmer, John Apps Filmer, Lizzie Filmer, William George Filmer. Walter Filmer passed away in 1916 in 33 Hartley Avenue, East Ham, Essex , England ; vol. 4a., pg. 225;;1664325,.

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Biography

  • In 1842, Walter Filmer entered the world in Thurnham, nr Bearsted, Maidstone, Kent, England, born to John Filmer And Jane Filmer Nee Higham.
  • In 1851, Walter Filmer resided in Bearsted, Kent, England.
  • Walter Filmer married Louisa Filmer Nee Carter, Priscilla L Harris, and had children including Ada Adelaide Skinner Nee Filmer, Albert Walter Filmer, Ann Julia Filmer, Emily Constance Filmer, Emily Filmer, John Alfred Filmer, John Apps Filmer, Lizzie Filmer, William George Filmer.
  • Walter Filmer passed away in 1916 in 33 Hartley Avenue, East Ham, Essex , England ; vol. 4a., pg. 225;;1664325,.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Filmer*
1817–1883
Birth Location: Bearsted, Maidstone, Kent, England
JF
Jane Higham
1815–1863
Birth Location: Loose, Maidstone Borough, Kent, England
JH

Spouses(s)

Priscilla Harris
1842–1908
Birth Location: Gravesend, Kent, England
PH
Louisa Carter
1863–1942
Birth Location: Prittlewell, Essex; or London,England
LC

Children(s)

Albert Filmer
1881–1968
Birth Location: Halling ,North Aylesford, Kent, England
AF
John Filmer
1879–1963
Birth Location: Borstal, Rochester, Medway dist., Kent, England ; vol.2a., pg. 505
JF
Ada Filmer
1874–1957
Birth Location: Sheerness On Sea, Kent, England
AF
Ann Filmer
1872–1951
Birth Location: prob Malling, Kent, England
AF
Lizzie Filmer
1879–1927
Birth Location: Wouldham, Kent, England
LF
John Filmer
1870–1871
Birth Location: Malling, Kent, England
JF
Emily Filmer
1866–1929
Birth Location: Holborn, London, England
EF
William Filmer
1884–1884
Birth Location: Wouldham, Kent, England
WF
Lizzie Filmer
1879–
Birth Location: Wouldham, Kent, England
LF
Emily FILMER
1867–1868
Birth Location: prob Malling, Kent, England
EF

Walter Filmer's Ancestors

Self
Walter Filmer
1842–1916
Birth Place: Thurnham, nr Bearsted, Maidstone, Kent, England
Parents
John Filmer*
1817–1883
Bearsted, Maidstone, Kent, England
Jane (Filmer, nee) Higham
1815–1863
Loose, Maidstone Borough, Kent, England
Grandparents
John (Apps) Filmer
1787–1874
Boughton Malherbe, Kent
Elizabeth Budds
1788–1859
Boughton Malherbe, Kent, England
John Higham
1790–1866
Loose, Maidstone, Kent, England
Mary (Higham, nee) Walker
1793–1860
Hull, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Edward Twin
1757–1841
Ketinah*Keturah Apps
1762–1801
John Budds
1739–1824
Elizabeth(Betty) Thomas
1761–1819
Henry Highams
1757–1824
Rebecca Banks
1761–1833
John Walker
1771–1831
Mary Hoyle
1773–1838
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Filmer
1715–1790
Mary Millden
1716–1790
William Apps
1724–1797
Ann Unknown
1738–1792
John Budd
1702–1767
Martha Dicker
1704–1749
William Thomas
1732–
Betty Fleet
1735–
James (Hyam)
1731–1803
Diana Wickenden
1725–1814
Joseph Banks
1721–1786
Elizabeth Burden
1728–1775
John Walker
1745–1815
Susanna Beecroft
1746–1810
James Hoyle
1749–1827
Mary Hall
1748–1824

Walter Filmer's Descendants

1.
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Walter Filmer (9 Oct 1842–12 Mar 1916) m. Priscilla (L) Harris (1842–Jun 1908) m. Louisa (Filmer, nee) Carter (Dec 1863–Jul 1942)
  1. 1. Albert (Walter) Filmer 1881–1968
  2. 2. John (Apps) Filmer 1879–1963 m. Mary Filmer 1877–1963
    1. 1. Gladys (Mary) Filmer 1904–1963
    2. 2. Ronald (John) Filmer 1906–1990
      1. 1. Neil (J.) Filmer 1933–1934
      2. 2. Diane (M.) Filmer 1935–1941
    3. 3. Elizabeth Filmer 1908–
  3. 3. Ada (Adelaide Skinner, nee) Filmer 1874–1957 m. P (H; or Arthur) Skinner 1882–
    1. 1. Frank Skinner 1915–1994 m. Jean (Claire(K) Skinner, nee) Kirkpatrick 1920–2020
    2. 2. Sybils Skinner 1906–1934 m. Charles (Freeman) Teel 1899–1945
  4. 4. Ann (Julia) Filmer 1872–1951
  5. 5. Lizzie Filmer 1879–1927 m. William Kennett 1876–1931
    1. 1. Priscilla ((Priss) Adelaide(J?) Lineker, nee) Kennett 1900–1981 m. Alfred (Harold (Harold)) Lineker 1893–1967
      1. 1. Robert (Frank Lineker) 2. 1936–1937
      2. 2. Alford (Harold (Al)) Lineker 1923–2012
      3. 3. Donald (Clarence Lineker -Twin) 1. 1925–2004
      4. 4. Douglas (Claude "Twin" Lineker -Twin) 2. 1925–1926
      5. 5. Gladys (Elizabeth) Lineker 1919–1986
      6. 6. George (Walter) Lineker 1922–1949
      7. 7. Robert (Lineker) 1. 1934–1934
      8. 8. Priscilla (Adelaide) Lineker 1932–2010
    2. 2. Douglas ((Doug)) Kennett 1903–1979 m. Violet (Jessie MacIntyre) McPhail 1906–1998
    3. 3. Donald Kennett 1907–1982
    4. 4. Frank Kenett 1909–1992
    5. 5. Walter (Filmer) Kennett 1917–1992 m. Alice (Marie Kennett, nee) Browning 1919–2011
    6. 6. Frederick (Bertram) Kennett 1897–1899
    7. 7. Sheila*Heila (Alice Benham, nee) Kennett 1905–1970 m. Robert (Spencer (Married Sheila in 1936)) Benham 1909–1983
      1. 1. Derril (Victor Robert) Benham 1941–2003 m. Beverly (Joyce) Johnston 1944–
    8. 8. Frederick (Bertram Kennett) 2. 1902–1906
  6. 6. John (Alfred) Filmer 1870–1871
  7. 7. Emily Filmer 1866–1929
  8. 8. William (George) Filmer 1884–1884
  9. 9. Lizzie Filmer 1879–
  10. 10. Emily (Constance) FILMER 1867–1868

Walter Filmer's Timeline

10 Records

1842
9 Oct 1842
Birth of Walter Filmer in Thurnham, nr Bearsted, Maidstone, Kent, England
Thurnham, nr Bearsted, Maidstone, Kent, England
1842
11 Oct 1842
Walter Filmer was baptized in Bearsted, Kent, England ;0874098 IT 2
Bearsted, Kent, England ;0874098 IT 2
1851
1851
Age 9
Walter Filmer resided here in Bearsted, Kent, England
Bearsted, Kent, England
1861
1861
Age 19
Walter Filmer resided here in Bearsted, Kent, England
Bearsted, Kent, England
1863
October 1863
Age 21
Walter Filmer was married in Medway, Kent, England
Medway, Kent, England
1881
1881
Age 39
Walter Filmer resided here in Halling, Kent, England
Halling, Kent, England
1891
1891
Age 49
Walter Filmer resided here in Halling, Kent, England
Halling, Kent, England
1908
July 1908-1909 - (Louise Carter)
Age 66
Walter Filmer was married in Strood, Kent, England
Strood, Kent, England
1911
02 Apr 1911
Age 69
Walter Filmer resided here in Gillingham, Kent, England
Gillingham, Kent, England
1916
12 Mar 1916
Age 74
Death of Walter Filmer in 33 Hartley Avenue, East Ham, Essex , England ; vol. 4a., pg. 225;;1664325,
33 Hartley Avenue, East Ham, Essex , England ; vol. 4a., pg. 225;;1664325,

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Oct 1842
    Event Place: Thurnham, nr Bearsted, Maidstone, Kent, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1911 England Census
    [2] 1891 England Census, Class: RG12; Piece: 652; Folio: 96; Page: 9; GSU roll: 6095762
    [3] 1881 England Census, Class: ; Piece: ; Folio: ; Page: ; GSU roll: .
    [4] England & Wales, Death Index:
    [5] 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 499; Folio: 45; Page: 6; GSU roll: 542650.
    [6] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1616; Folio: 416; Page: 11; GSU roll: 193517.
    [7] England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index
    [8] England, Select Marriages
    [9] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [10] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 11 Oct 1842
    Event Place: Bearsted, Kent, England ;0874098 IT 2
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: July 1908-1909 - (Louise Carter)
    Event Place: Strood, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: October 1863
    Event Place: Medway, Kent, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Bearsted, Kent, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1616; Folio: 416; Page: 11; GSU roll: 193517.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Bearsted, Kent, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 499; Folio: 45; Page: 6; GSU roll: 542650.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Halling, Kent, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census, Class: ; Piece: ; Folio: ; Page: ; GSU roll: .

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Halling, Kent, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census, Class: RG12; Piece: 652; Folio: 96; Page: 9; GSU roll: 6095762

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 02 Apr 1911
    Event Place: Gillingham, Kent, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Occupation
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Cited in the family tree "Terry Cleaver's Family Tree 2015(1)" created by "terrycleaver"
    [2] 1881 England Census, Class: ; Piece: ; Folio: ; Page: ; GSU roll: .

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Chatham, Kent, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Mar 1916
    Event Place: 33 Hartley Avenue, East Ham, Essex , England ; vol. 4a., pg. 225;;1664325,
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Death Index:
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
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